S79.1 - Physeal fracture of lower end of femur
The ICD 10 Code for Physeal fracture of lower end of femur is listed as S79.1.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.
| ICD 10 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | S79.1
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| Description: | Physeal fracture of lower end of femur |
| Chapter | Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) |
| Block | Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79) |
| Parent | S79 - Other and unspecified injuries of hip and thigh |
| ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of S79.1: | |
| S79.10 - Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of femur | |
| S79.11 - Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of femur | |
| S79.12 - Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of femur | |
| S79.13 - Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of femur | |
| S79.14 - Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of femur | |
| S79.19 - Other physeal fracture of lower end of femur | |
| ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of S79.1: | |
| S79.0 - Physeal fracture of upper end of femur | |
| S79.8 - Other specified injuries of hip and thigh | |
| S79.9 - Unspecified injury of hip and thigh | |